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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Wordle 1,750 3/6 🟨🟨⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Q: How long have you been in America? Me: Let me check how long I've been a Costco member.
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s Fantasy Is Crashing Down
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say
The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
I hope John Roberts signed all his mortgage paperwork correctly
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
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Opinion | Trump’s Obama Derangement Syndrome
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz did all of the horrible things previously claimed—sex trafficking minors, prostitution (including of minors), drugs, drunk driving, obstruction, the works. The Florida Bulldog has secured and published the House report this evening.
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Trump DEI purge is changing holiday
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Trump's DEI crackdown is changing MLK Day
Educators and advocates say the Trump administration is waging an assault on Black history that makes teaching about King fraught.
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
In a joint statement, Cardinals Blase Cupich of Chicago, Robert McElroy of Washington and Joseph Tobin of Newark, N.J., warned that without a moral vision, the current debate over Washington’s foreign policy was mired in “polarization, partisanship, and narrow economic and social interests.”
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US Catholic cardinals urge Trump administration to embrace a moral compass in foreign policy
Three U.S. Catholic cardinals have urged the Trump administration to use a moral compass in foreign policy.
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Copenhagen town hall square, Denmark right now. Massive solidarity with Greenland demonstrations. Source: dr.dk
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Behold Donald of Deliria!
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Opinion | Behold Donald of Deliria!
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
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Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
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Jane Voter @janevoter2018.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
“What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants-it's f*cking anybody!" credit: @StatusCoup ICE is over immigration, NOT citizens. They are shooting & detaining citizens. We are paying for Trump’s secret police in more ways than one.
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
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UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
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Adelaide Writers' Week canceled after protest over removal of Palestinian author - UPI.com
Adelaide Writers' Week has been canceled after most of the writers quit in protest of the festival's disinviting a Palestinian-Australian author.
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 13/01/2026
Trumper thugs, from Trump down, are plainly frustrated at their inability to stop observers from documenting ICE crimes, including through the use of violence, brutality and intimidation tactics. See also 2/
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In the car with the Minneapolis community patrols working to disrupt ICE operations • Minnesota Reformer
As Elle Neubauer drove before dawn past the darkened windows of the immigrant-owned businesses on Lake Street in Minneapolis, her co-pilot and friend Patty O’Keefe scanned the passing vehicles with bi...
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
I never believed Haitian's were eating cats & dogs. But I do believe the Republicans just created a lame duck.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: House Republicans Expected to Override Two Trump Vetoes
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
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In plan for Ukraine, Trump faces fundamental differences with Russia
Russia invaded Ukraine to restore it to Moscow’s orbit, but President Donald Trump’s peace plan would increase Kyiv’s security, economic and other ties with the West.
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
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War-Crazed Putin Unleashes Epidemic of Horrific Teenage Crimes
A surge in teen violence in Russia is being blamed on his scorched earth Ukraine tactics, our brilliant correspondent reveals.
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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MAGA leaders warn Trump the base is checking out. Will he listen?
President Donald Trump is taking criticism from supporters for not addressing cost-of-living issues while focusing too much on foreign policy and billionaires.
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
MAHA Moms Are Angry at the E.P.A. Lee Zeldin Is Trying to Win Them Back.
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MAHA Moms Are Angry at the E.P.A. Lee Zeldin Is Trying to Win Them Back.
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
The world just ignores what the American president says now. Weakest president in history.
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Trump says airlines should consider Venezuelan airspace closed
President Donald Trump’s announcement follows growing U.S. threats to attack Venezuela.
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
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In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Kristi Neom: We'll give all visitors a badge to wear, so ICE can keep track of them. We're thinking something fun and bright, maybe like a yellow star ⭐️... 🤷‍♂️
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I guess Enigma's do age..
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Don't be evil? "Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..." www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
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Dutch officials rebuke Trump admin over removal of Black WWII vet memorials
Officials in the Netherlands are demanding answers from a U.S. commission after panels honoring Black vets at a World War II cemetery were taken down.
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Republicans are LITERALLY taking food from babies.
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Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
OK, Bernie.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 08/11/2025
ICE isn’t only continuing to spend millions on advertising despite the government shutdown — in some cases it has even ramped up its taxpayer-funded propaganda push.
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ICE Isn't Letting the Shutdown Stop It From Spending Big on Ads
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
This is not a legal question.
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Supreme Court Temporarily Allows Trump to Curtail Food Stamp Funding
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
This is not a legal question, its a moral one.
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
MAGA America 🤢
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Wordle 1,600 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Republicans remind Americans that Trump is famous for following the law. Trump never ignores laws, never challenges laws.
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Jorge A. Caballero, MD @datadrivenmd.social · 01/11/2025
"While more than 700,000 government employees are going without pay during this period, others, including ICE agents, will still receive checks."
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United and American Airlines beg Congress to end shutdown ahead of busy holiday season as air traffic controllers work overtime without pay | Fortune
“It's putting stress on people. It's not fair to those people. It's also putting stress on the economy,” United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said.
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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
New ABC News poll: Majority disapproval of Trump on every issue tested, with particularly bad ratings on economics.
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CNN @cnn.com · 01/11/2025
Members of a US congressional committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case have intensified their calls for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to answer questions about his ties to the late financier and sex offender, the BBC reported on Saturday.
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US lawmakers intensify calls for Andrew to address Epstein ties | CNN
Members of a US congressional committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case have intensified their calls for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to answer questions about his ties to the late financier and ...
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Oh, Snap!
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Mike Johnson: "With Medicaid, we eliminated the fragile, warriors, and Americans..... We got hard-working Americans off the program.
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
SNAP reform? I thought this was about opening the government.... Now they want to reform SNAP even if they re-open the government?
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 30/10/2025
The U.S. Navy found elevated levels of plutonium—twice recommended levels—in Bayview-Hunters Point shipyard last November. But it neglected to tell the city. missionlocal.org/2025/10/navy...
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U.S. Navy found elevated plutonium in Bayview — S.F. says it was kept in the dark
Navy detected double the ‘action levels’ at Hunters Point Shipyard in November 2024. City says it was only told in October 2025.
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
#UnitedAirlines tells #Target to hold my beer 🍺 #UnitedAirlines comes out against feeding poor America. What marketing genius cone up with this idea?
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
The administration’s refusal to act underscored its broader strategy over the course of a fiscal stalemate that is now in its fifth week.
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Trump Administration Tells Court It Has Money It Can’t Spend to Prevent Food Stamp Cuts
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 29/10/2025
BREAKING: Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh Indicted Over Chicago ICE Protest Details: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 29/10/2025
“We are in an emergency. Right now, the answer to authoritarianism isn’t to be quiet." Revisit our conversation from earlier this year with @katmabu.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
With outdoor sleeping banned, removal may become the only way some homeless Utahns can avoid jail.
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In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
14? 14 terrorists? 14 fisherman? 14 Americans? Its choose your own journalism...
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US launches strikes on 4 alleged drug-running boats in the eastern Pacific, killing 14
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that the U.S. military carried out strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean against four boats accused of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor.
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Grumpy Democrat @daniel71.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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House Republicans step on thin ice as they ignore the Constitution
All candidates and parties agree Adelita Grijalva won fair and square. There were no election contests. There were no other disputes.
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